Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Social Sciences and Sociology, Faculty of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Social Communication Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
For Gramsci, civil society means organizations and tools through which domination is scattered throughout all areas of culture and thought. Although most of the definitions consider NGOs outside the government and active in the private sector, a wide range of their activities among local, national and international governments, and
Despite the fact that the actions of these organizations are apparently an impartial and popular nature,
Some of them seem to have the function of promoting ideology.
In the present study, American humanitarian organizations in Iraq were selected as a research field
And then, using Gramsci's hegemony theory, it was shown how these organizations appear in the role of American ideology and as organic intellectuals working in the civil society space to reproduce the legitimacy of the domination group.
In this study, using documentary research and quality content analysis method, the "About Us" section of the two US sites of the US International Development Agency and the Amideast Nonprofit Organization, which provide services to Iraqi audiences; Was studied.
Then it was shown that the United States deals with hegemony and cultural domination in the Iraqi community by focusing on concepts such as the strengthening of civil society.
Supporting peace, cultural excellence, scientific promotion and such issues,
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